| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) SG - Alan Barker (fresh) SF - Byron Steele (fresh) PF - Stuart Anderson (fresh) C - Eugene Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Fred Leland (fresh) SG - Brian Curlee (fresh) SF - William Robinson (fresh) PF - Rodger Orner (fresh) C - William Reuter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marist | Rodger Orner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Marist | Fred Leland loses the dribble to Alan Barker | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Alan Barker lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Marist | William Robinson misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Randy Carson scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Alan Barker | 4-0 |
| 18:49 | Marist | William Robinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Randy Carson makes the shot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:21 | Marist | William Reuter can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Eugene Rice - foul #1 on Eugene Rice, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:21 | Marist | William Reuter makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:21 | Marist | William Reuter misses the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson gets the rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson misses the easy layup | 6-1 |
| 17:50 | Marist | The rebound goes to Brian Curlee | 6-1 |
| 17:29 | Marist | Stuart Anderson is called for the reach on Rodger Orner - foul #1 on Stuart Anderson, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (C) Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Marist | Bobby O'Hara (PG), Ilia Buczkowski (SG), Herbert Jeffreys (SF), Nicholas Brown (C) Fred Leland, Brian Curlee, William Robinson, William Reuter | |
| 17:15 | Marist | Herbert Jeffreys misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-1 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson pulls down the rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Randy Carson dunks the ball set up by Byron Steele and the foul's on Bobby O'Hara - foul #1 on Bobby O'Hara, team foul #1 | 8-1 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Bradley Saltz (SF) Alan Barker, Byron Steele | |
| Subs | Marist | Herbert Peterson (C) Rodger Orner | |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses the free throw | 8-1 |
| 17:09 | Marist | Herbert Jeffreys gets the rebound | 8-1 |
| 16:50 | Marist | Irvin Blandon picks off the pass by Bobby O'Hara | 8-1 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Ilia Buczkowski - foul #1 on Ilia Buczkowski, team foul #2 | 8-1 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Marist | Brian Curlee (SG) Ilia Buczkowski | |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:30 | Marist | Herbert Peterson snags the defensive board | 8-1 |
| 16:12 | Marist | Herbert Jeffreys misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 8-1 |
| 16:11 | Marist | Herbert Jeffreys tips it in | 8-3 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson is called for 3 seconds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Byron Steele (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Randy Carson, Stuart Anderson, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Marist | Fred Leland (PG), William Robinson (SF), Rodger Orner (PF), William Reuter (C) Bobby O'Hara, Herbert Jeffreys, Nicholas Brown, Herbert Peterson | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) SG - Alan Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bradley Saltz (fresh) C - Eugene Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Fred Leland (fresh) SG - Brian Curlee (fresh) SF - William Robinson (fresh) PF - Rodger Orner (fresh) C - William Reuter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Marist | The short jumper by William Reuter is denied by Bradley Saltz | 8-3 |
| 15:38 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to William Reuter | 8-3 |
| 15:16 | Marist | Brian Curlee knocks in the floater near the basket set up by William Reuter and he's fouled by Alan Barker - foul #1 on Alan Barker, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| 15:16 | Marist | Brian Curlee makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Alan Barker drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Rice | 11-6 |
| 14:22 | Marist | Rodger Orner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-6 |
| 14:20 | Marist | William Reuter gets the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:07 | Marist | William Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 11-6 |
| 14:05 | Marist | Rodger Orner hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rodger Orner - foul #1 on Rodger Orner, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Stuart Anderson (PF), Irvin Blandon (C) Jamie Gagner, Byron Steele, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Marist | Bobby O'Hara (PG), Ilia Buczkowski (SG), Herbert Jeffreys (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF), Herbert Peterson (C) Fred Leland, Brian Curlee, William Robinson, Rodger Orner, William Reuter | |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:22 | Marist | Ilia Buczkowski's pass is intercepted by Randy Carson | 12-8 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson blows the layup | 12-8 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon tips it back up and in | 14-8 |
| 12:41 | Marist | Randy Carson picks off the pass by Herbert Jeffreys | 14-8 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Alan Barker dunks the ball on a nice dish by Randy Carson | 16-8 |
| 12:22 | Marist | Herbert Peterson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 12:20 | Marist | Herbert Jeffreys misses the tip | 16-8 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Randy Carson snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 11:55 | Marist | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Saltz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stuart Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Bobby O'Hara (fresh) SG - Ilia Buczkowski (fresh) SF - Herbert Jeffreys (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) C - Herbert Peterson (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Marist | Herbert Peterson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Saltz | 18-11 |
| 11:04 | Marist | Herbert Peterson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Herbert Jeffreys | 18-13 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Alan Barker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 10:34 | Marist | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:29 | Marist | Herbert Jeffreys's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (SG), Byron Steele (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Alan Barker, Bradley Saltz, Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Marist | Fred Leland (PG), Brian Curlee (SG), William Robinson (SF), Rodger Orner (PF), William Reuter (C) Bobby O'Hara, Ilia Buczkowski, Herbert Jeffreys, Nicholas Brown, Herbert Peterson | |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jamie Gagner | 20-13 |
| 09:51 | Marist | Brian Curlee clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-13 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Stuart Anderson | 20-13 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Randy Carson can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fred Leland - foul #1 on Fred Leland, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Randy Carson makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:22 | Marist | The rebound goes to William Reuter | 21-13 |
| 09:13 | Marist | Brian Curlee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Randy Carson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 21-13 |
| 08:25 | Marist | William Robinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Rodger Orner | 21-15 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Randy Carson can't finish the layup | 21-15 |
| 08:01 | Marist | William Reuter gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:55 | Marist | Fred Leland knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Brian Curlee | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Gagner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stuart Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Fred Leland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Curlee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodger Orner (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Reuter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Randy Carson is hacked by Rodger Orner - foul #2 on Rodger Orner, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Bradley Saltz (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Jamie Gagner, Stuart Anderson, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Marist | Bobby O'Hara (PG), Ilia Buczkowski (SG), Herbert Jeffreys (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF), Herbert Peterson (C) Fred Leland, Brian Curlee, William Robinson, Rodger Orner, William Reuter | |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses the easy layup | 21-17 |
| 07:16 | Marist | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:10 | Marist | Byron Steele is called for the reach on Herbert Peterson - foul #1 on Byron Steele, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| 07:04 | Marist | Herbert Jeffreys clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 07:02 | Marist | Herbert Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:48 | Marist | Bobby O'Hara clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Randy Carson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Alan Barker snags the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Randy Carson misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Jeffreys - foul #1 on Herbert Jeffreys, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson (PF) Byron Steele | |
| Subs | Marist | Brian Curlee (SG) Ilia Buczkowski | |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Randy Carson makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Randy Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:15 | Marist | Bobby O'Hara's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (PG) Randy Carson | |
| Subs | Marist | Fred Leland (PG) Bobby O'Hara | |
| 05:57 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Barker | 23-17 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz loses the dribble to Nicholas Brown | 23-17 |
| 05:28 | Marist | Fred Leland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Brian Curlee is called for the reach on Bradley Saltz - foul #1 on Brian Curlee, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Marist | William Robinson (SF), William Reuter (C) Nicholas Brown, Herbert Peterson | |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:13 | Marist | The rebound goes to Herbert Jeffreys | 24-17 |
| 04:56 | Marist | William Reuter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-17 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Bradley Saltz pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Reuter - foul #1 on William Reuter, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Carson (PG), Byron Steele (SF) Alan Barker, Bradley Saltz | |
| Subs | Marist | Bobby O'Hara (PG) Fred Leland | |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:50 | Marist | William Reuter grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 04:32 | Marist | William Reuter clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 24-17 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Randy Carson grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Randy Carson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 24-17 |
| 04:04 | Marist | Herbert Jeffreys pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 03:54 | Marist | Brian Curlee's pass is intercepted by Jamie Gagner | 24-17 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner hits the finger roll | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Randy Carson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Gagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stuart Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Bobby O'Hara (fresh) SG - Brian Curlee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Jeffreys (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Reuter (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Marist | William Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 03:25 | Marist | William Reuter snags the offensive board | 26-17 |
| 03:12 | Marist | William Robinson connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Curlee out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Byron Steele - foul #2 on Byron Steele, team foul #5 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (SG), Bradley Saltz (SF), Irvin Blandon (C) Jamie Gagner, Stuart Anderson, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Marist | Fred Leland (PG), Ilia Buczkowski (SG), Rodger Orner (PF), Nicholas Brown (C) Bobby O'Hara, Brian Curlee, Herbert Jeffreys, William Reuter | |
| 03:12 | Marist | William Robinson misses the free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 02:55 | Marist | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 02:39 | Marist | Bradley Saltz steals the ball from Nicholas Brown | 26-19 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Randy Carson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradley Saltz | 28-19 |
| 02:22 | Marist | A charge is called on Rodger Orner - foul #3 on Rodger Orner, team foul #9 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Marist | Jeff Jackson (SF), Herbert Peterson (C) William Robinson, Rodger Orner | |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #6 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson (PF) Byron Steele | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 01:45 | Marist | Nicholas Brown clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-19 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Bradley Saltz | 30-19 |
| 01:28 | Marist | Jeff Jackson misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon snags the defensive board | 30-19 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Alan Barker blows the layup but he's fouled by Herbert Peterson - foul #1 on Herbert Peterson, team foul #10 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Irvin Blandon | |
| Subs | Marist | Bobby O'Hara (PG), Brian Curlee (SG), William Robinson (SF), William Reuter (C) Fred Leland, Ilia Buczkowski, Jeff Jackson, Herbert Peterson | |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Alan Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 01:08 | Marist | Nicholas Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-19 |
| 00:42 | Marist | Brian Curlee splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-19 |
| 00:40 | Marist | William Robinson tips it home | 31-21 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Bradley Saltz and the foul's on William Robinson - foul #1 on William Robinson, team foul #11 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Gagner (PG), Byron Steele (SF) Randy Carson, Bradley Saltz | |
| Subs | Marist | Herbert Jeffreys (PF) Nicholas Brown | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Stuart Anderson makes the free throw | 34-21 |
| 00:00 | Marist | William Robinson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 34-21 |